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Fundraising on Giving Tuesday
To mark Giving Tuesday, Gráinne Mathews, who leads Giving Tuesday UK for the Charities Aid Foundation, reflects on how charities have used the global fundraising movement to try new ways of fundraisin...
29 November 2019
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Questions your board should be asking about fundraising
To mark Trustees’ Week, Suzanne McCarthy, Chair of Depaul UK and board member of the Fundraising Regulator, writes about questions your board should be asking about fundraising.
4 November 2019
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Five top tips to avoid fundraising fraud
Former Head of Policy Priya Warner shares five top tips to avoid fundraising fraud for International Charity Fraud Awareness Week.
21 October 2019
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Naming organisations that we investigate
Catherine Orr, Head of Casework, sets out the case for naming charities that we investigate as part of our complaints work.
18 September 2019
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The ICO on Data Protection: 5 ways to build supporter trust
Richard Sisson, former Senior Policy Officer at the Information Commissioner’s Office, reflects on data protection essentials for charities and ways to build supporter confidence.
18 September 2019
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Old stamps, new tricks: how to avoid stamp fraud
John Kitchen from Royal Mail talks about how selling old stamps to raise money for a good cause can lead to fraud, and how to avoid it.
8 April 2019
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Behind the scenes with the levy team
Caroline Trabasas, former Levy and Registration Manager at the Fundraising Regulator, shares a closer look at how the levy team decided on what changes should be made to the fundraising levy.
6 March 2019
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Respect your donors’ data wishes
Gerald Oppenheim, Chief Executive explains why fundraisers should respect the data protection rights of the public, for Data Protection Day 2019.
28 January 2019
Fundraising Code
Using the code
Standards: All fundraising
Behaviour when fundraising
Responsibilities of charitable institutions and those who govern them
Processing personal data (information)
Processing donations
Standards: Working with others
Volunteers
Fundraising involving children
Professional fundraisers, commercial participators and partners
Standards: Specific fundraising methods
Collecting money or other property
Fundraising communications and advertisements
Digital
Events
Lotteries, prize competitions and free draws
Grant-making bodies (including trusts and foundations)
Payroll giving and post-tax salary donations
Legacies
Index
Glossary
Complaints
Make a complaint
Complaints form
Investigations
Annual Complaints Report
Other organisations that can help
Registration
Charity registration
Non charity registration
Our fee structure
Log in
Guidance
Search our guidance
Fundraising topics
Code Advice Service
Proactive regulation
Webinars
Directory
FPS
Manage your communications
Access your suppressions
View FPS code breaches
More
Annual event
Annual report
About us
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